Too Little, Too Late, Too Expensive – TomTom IPhone App Gets Upgrade

TomTom's $99 Iphone Navigation App should be getting a much needed upgrade soon, once the new version is approved by Apple. New features include Text To Speech for spoken navigation, the ability to play  and change songs without having to leave the navigation app, and the inclusion of a 'safety camera database' to let drivers know when speed traps are approaching. The app met with considerable ridicule when it was first launched for its high price point - there are standalone navigatio...

Google Latitude Now Has ‘Location History’ Feature

Latitude, Google's location-aware mobile app, which allows consenting users to keep track of each others' locations, now has a cool  new feature:  it allows users to keep track of and map their own location history. Off the top of my head, this is going to come in extremely handy for sleepwalkers, alcoholics, murder suspects and people who lost their car keys. Here's an excerpt from today's announcement on Google's Mobile Blog: Google Location History Whether you're taking a road trip ...

Garmin Ecoroutes ESP Adds Cool Gauges To Your Ride

  Garmin, the maker of GPS car navigation systems has just added a very cool accessory for its Nuvi line of dashboard mounted nav screens. The Ecoroutes ESP is a bluetooth-enabled connector that fits into the OBD-II diagnostics port in your car and transmits all kinds of geeky car data to the Garmin screen on your dashboard. Result?  Cool gauges for coolant temp, intake air temp, RPM, intake main temp, throttle position.  (This last one is probably not very useful, but is guaranteed to...